Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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Earl Kincardine is in Earl.
On 26th December 1647 Edward Bruce 1st Earl Kincardine (age 27) was created 1st Earl Kincardine.
In 1662 Edward Bruce 1st Earl Kincardine (age 42) died. In 1662 His brother Alexander (age 33) succeeded 2nd Earl Kincardine.
In 1681 Alexander Bruce 2nd Earl Kincardine (age 52) died. In 1681 His son Alexander (age 14) succeeded 3rd Earl Kincardine.
On 10th November 1705 Alexander Bruce 3rd Earl Kincardine (age 39) died. His first cousin Alexander succeeded 4th Earl Kincardine.
On 10th October 1706 Alexander Bruce 4th Earl Kincardine died. His son Robert (age 46) succeeded 5th Earl Kincardine.
In 1718 Robert Bruce 5th Earl Kincardine (age 58) died. His brother Alexander (age 55) succeeded 6th Earl Kincardine.
In 1721 Alexander Bruce 6th Earl Kincardine (age 58) died. His brother Thomas (age 57) succeeded 7th Earl Kincardine.
On 23rd March 1740 Thomas Bruce 7th Earl Kincardine (age 77) died. His son William succeeded 8th Earl Kincardine.
On 8th September 1740 William Bruce 8th Earl Kincardine died. His son Charles (age 8) succeeded 9th Earl Kincardine.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 14th May 1771 Charles Bruce 9th Earl Kincardine 5th Earl Elgin (age 38) died. His son Charles (age 7) succeeded 10th Earl Kincardine, 6th Earl Elgin.
After 14th May 1771 Charles Bruce 10th Earl Kincardine 6th Earl Elgin (deceased) died. His brother Thomas (age 4) succeeded 11th Earl Kincardine, 7th Earl Elgin.
On 14th November 1841 Thomas Bruce 11th Earl Kincardine 7th Earl Elgin (age 75) died at Paris [Map]. His son James (age 30) succeeded 12th Earl Kincardine, 8th Earl Elgin. Elizabeth Mary Cumming Bruce Countess Kincardine and Elgin by marriage Countess Kincardine, Countess Elgin.
On 7th November 1846 James Bruce 12th Earl Kincardine 8th Earl Elgin (age 35) and Mary Louisa Lambton Countess Kincardine and Elgin (age 27) were married. She by marriage Countess Kincardine, Countess Elgin. She the daughter of John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham and Louisa Elizabeth Grey Countess Durham. He the son of Thomas Bruce 11th Earl Kincardine 7th Earl Elgin and Mary Nisbet Countess Elgin (age 68).
On 20th November 1863 James Bruce 12th Earl Kincardine 8th Earl Elgin (age 52) died of a heart attack while crossing a swinging rope and wood bridge over the river Chadly, on the lap between Kullu and Lahul in Himachal Pradesh. He was buried at St John in the Wilderness Church, Dharamshala. His son Victor (age 14) succeeded 13th Earl Kincardine, 9th Earl Elgin.
In 1876 Victor Bruce 13th Earl Kincardine 9th Earl Elgin (age 26) and Constance Mary Carnegie Countess Elgin (age 25) were married. She by marriage Countess Kincardine, Countess Elgin. She the daughter of James Carnegie 9th Earl Southesk (age 48) and Catherine Hamilton Noel. He the son of James Bruce 12th Earl Kincardine 8th Earl Elgin and Mary Louisa Lambton Countess Kincardine and Elgin (age 56). They were fifth cousin once removed.